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Ethiopia

• Facilitated youth self-employment through MSEs • Facilitated wage employment of youth by creating partnership with companies • Provided training to MSE members on life skill and business skills • Provided training to wage employees on life skill to improve their life • Provided coaching and mentoring of MSEs and wage employees for effective career • Provided BDS to MSEs for improving their business performance

Ethiopia

Development of Business plan for individuals and firms Concept note and Project Proposal development Strategic Plan Development for cooperatives and different campaniles Feasibility Study for startup business Training on Entrepreneurship promotion Facilitate foreign investment Training on Business Development are some of the services that the services that the firm provides

Ethiopia

 Supported Ormoia towns in developing capital investment plan as per urban institutional and infrastructure development program (UIIDP) guideline and manual to secure fund from World Bank. As a result of the support 10 towns have developed the plan as per the guidelines and become eligible for funding. Supported towns in performance measures to score better result in each indicator and so that the towns would get better funds as per their performance and as result 15 towns scored good result in performance indicators and secured better finance from the bank

 Supported the program team in implementation of the Cooperative Sector Strategy in partnership with the Federal Cooperative Agency and the Regions  Built capacity of key stakeholders involved in the Cooperatives sector e.g. training on cooperative auditing, commission based output marketing, certification, etc  Built and maintained strong working relationships with key partners  Facilitated market and financial linkage for cooperatives’ products  Served as a mentor to junior members of the Cooperatives Program.  Led the cooperative programme transformation agenda deliverables effectively

Hawassa, Ethiopia

 During this period, I managed three projects, namely food security and livelihood project, land Access Right and GEF small grant projects. In these projects several cooperatives strengthened, and more than 10 environmental cooperatives established by facilitating land access to youth groups, three multipurpose cooperatives strengthened and, irrigation cooperative established, and several women economic groups established.  Managed all finances of the project to comply with the planned activities. Regularly Compiled reports and submitted to head office and government sectors. Frequently monitored project progress and financial usage for immediate action Developed project proposal and raised funds from different donors.

Hawassa

 Undertook feasibility study and identified income generating activities for cooperatives and women economic groups  Assessed market opportunities for the product of farmers in the project area and linked them to the market Linked cooperatives with private sectors to create market access for their produce  Advised women groups and cooperatives on business development services  Facilitated credit access to cooperatives and women economic groups

Bonga, Kaffa

 Organized cooperatives (six primary honey producer cooperatives organized in Kaffa zone of SNNP) Organized more than 100 women economic groups (VSLAs and income generating groups)  Facilitated credit provision for cooperatives and women economic groups  Developed business plan for cooperatives and women economic groups (VSLA) Organized different community leaders for environment protection  Facilitated credit reimbursement to women economic groups and coops  Monitoring cooperatives and women economic groups business activities and advised them to improve their business performance

Shashemene

 Assisted the coordinator in all aspects of the project (soil and water conservation, cooperative promotion, food for work program)  Compiled reports periodically and periodically developed action plans being with the expert Represented the project manager during his absence and run the project effectively

Gindhir, Oromia

 Facilitated each sections' activities in logistic support, in planning, execution and monitoring and evaluation  Managed the project personnel being with the project manager  Reported the project achievements monthly, quarterly, semiannually, and annually to relevant bodies  Managed the project in the absence of the manager

Ziquala, Oromia

 Facilitated credit provision to cooperatives and women economic groups Facilitated community participation in development interventions  Organized community leaders for development  Liaised the project with the stakeholders

Borena, Oromia

 Helped cooperatives in developing business plan  Facilitated credit access to cooperatives  Assessed market opportunities for cooperative businesses and engaged them according to the feasibility of the project  Undertaken feasibility study of business for the cooperatives and engaged them in viable business

Borena, Oromia

 led woreda experts on cooperative organization, restructuring and business development  provided training on cooperative business development  Advised newly organized cooperatives to fulfill the criteria for registration  Monitored the cooperatives business activities and advised on prevailing problems  Supported woreda coordinators in technical capacity  Planed the activity of the section and Compiled report of the section periodically and submitted to head office

Ma, Economics

Activities and Societies: environmet, livelyhood, value chain developemnt .I have MA in Economics from Indira Gandh National open.

Bachelor’S Degree, Agricultural Economics, 2.25

Activities and Societies: I am member of agricultural economics association I have BSc in Agricultural Economcs and sfter graduation I.

Cerficate, Cooperative Business Development In Cooperative College Of Kenya, Certicate